Margaret Kinney, 79, died Feb. 19 in Seattle after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.

She was born May 16, 1923 in Lennox, S.D. to Inga and Leo Dwyer and grew up in Redwood Falls, Minn. In 1953, she and her two daughters moved to Seattle after her husband, James Hosken, was killed while on active duty in the Air Force.

In 1957 she married Walter Kinney, who died in 1984. They had one daughter.

She worked as an accountant for many years, retiring in 1980. In 1990, she moved to Bainbridge, becoming one of the first residents of the Madison Avenue Retirement Center. She was often seen shopping and visiting around Winslow in her green electric scooter.

In 1999, she moved to Providence Mount St. Vincent skilled nursing facility in Seattle, where she lived until her death.

She is survived by daughters RoseAnn Hill of Seattle, Betty Loverich of Bainbridge, and Katherine Kinney of Riverside, Calif.; one sister and two brothers. Services were held Feb. 22 at Mount St. Vincent. Remembrances may be made to the Providence Mount St. Vincent Foundation, 4831 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126.